Attitudes Toward Menopause and Aging Across Ethnic/Racial Groups
作者:
Barbara,
Sommer Nancy,
Avis Peter,
Meyer Marcia,
Ory Tom,
Madden Marjorie,
Kagawa-Singer Charles,
Mouton Niki,
Rasor Shelley,
期刊:
Psychosomatic Medicine
(OVID Available online 1999)
卷期:
Volume 61,
issue 6
页码: 868-868
ISSN:0033-3174
年代: 1999
出版商: OVID
关键词: aging;attitudes;ethnicity;menopause;women
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
ObjectiveAttitudes have a potential role to play in the experience of menopause. The objective of this study was to examine the degree to which attitudes toward menopause and aging vary across ethnic groups and menopausal status (ie, premenopausal through postmenopausal).MethodsMore than 16,000 women were interviewed by telephone as part of the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation. They represented five ethnic/racial groups (African American, white, Chinese American, Japanese American, and Hispanic) from seven geographical sites (Boston, MA; Pittsburgh, PA; Chicago, IL; Michigan; New Jersey; and northern and southern California).ResultsAfrican American women were significantly more positive in attitude. The least positive groups were the less acculturated Chinese American and Japanese American women. Menopausal status was not a consistent predictor of attitude across ethnic groups.ConclusionsIn general, women’s attitudes toward menopause range from neutral to positive. Ethnic groups within the United States vary slightly, but reliably, in their attitudes toward menopause and aging. Factors other than those directly associated with menopausal status seem to play a role in attitude.
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